Genre box office

Drama Box Office Movies

Ranked drama movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

Movies1,041in this genre

Total gross$109.90Bvisible records

Top movieTitanic$2.26B

Listed1,041paginated rows

Drama movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.

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#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
817	Flame and the Flesh WW Financial	1954	$2.3M	$1.3M	$1.0M	1.80x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
818	42nd Street WW Financial	1933	$2.3M	$439,000	$1.8M	5.20x	Warner Bros. Pictures
819	The Women WW Financial	1939	$2.3M	$1.7M	$582,000	1.34x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
820	Deadline - U.S.A. WW Financial No budget	1952	$2.3M	—	—	—	20th Century Fox
821	Touch of Evil WW Financial	1958	$2.2M	$829,000	$1.4M	2.71x	Universal International Pictures
822	Mata Hari WW Financial	1931	$2.2M	$558,000	$1.7M	3.99x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
823	Rope WW Financial	1948	$2.2M	$1.5M	$700,000	1.47x	Transatlantic Pictures
824	On the Beach WW Financial	1959	$2.2M	$2.9M	-$700,000	0.76x	Stanley Kramer Productions
825	Bitter Sweet WW Financial	1940	$2.2M	$1.1M	$1.1M	2.00x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
826	Blood Alley WW Financial	1955	$2.2M	$2.0M	$200,000	1.10x	Batjac Productions
827	Dinner at Eight WW Financial	1933	$2.2M	$435,000	$1.7M	4.96x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
828	The Paradine Case WW Financial	1947	$2.1M	$4.3M	-$2.2M	0.49x	Vanguard Films
829	The Miracle of the Bells WW Financial	1948	$2.1M	$2.0M	$100,000	1.05x	RKO Radio Pictures
830	The Sun Comes Up WW Financial	1949	$2.0M	$1.7M	$385,000	1.23x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
831	The Gorgeous Hussy WW Financial	1936	$2.0M	$1.1M	$900,000	1.80x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
832	Madame Bovary WW Financial	1949	$2.0M	$2.1M	-$60,000	0.97x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
833	The Badlanders WW Financial	1958	$2.0M	$1.4M	$579,000	1.40x	Arcola Pictures
834	The Wrong Man WW Financial	1956	$2.0M	$1.2M	$800,000	1.67x	Warner Bros. Pictures
835	I Was a Teenage Werewolf WW Financial	1957	$2.0M	$82,000	$1.9M	24.39x	Sunset Productions
836	maftuningman WW Financial	1958	$2.0M	$100,000	$1.9M	20.00x	Uzbekfilm
837	Retreat, Hell! WW Financial No budget	1952	$2.0M	—	—	—	United States Pictures
838	The Pit and the Pendulum WW Financial	1961	$2.0M	$200,000	$1.8M	10.00x	Alta Vista Productions
839	Meet John Doe WW Financial No budget	1941	$2.0M	—	—	—	Frank Capra Productions
840	Advise & Consent WW Financial No budget	1962	$2.0M	—	—	—	Otto Preminger Films

817

Flame and the Flesh 1954 · WW Financial Budget $1.3M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.3M ROI 1.80x

818

42nd Street 1933 · WW Financial Budget $439,000 · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.3M ROI 5.20x

819

The Women 1939 · WW Financial Budget $1.7M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.3M ROI 1.34x

820

Deadline - U.S.A. 1952 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · 20th Century Fox

$2.3M ROI —

821

Touch of Evil 1958 · WW Financial Budget $829,000 · Universal International Pictures

$2.2M ROI 2.71x

822

Mata Hari 1931 · WW Financial Budget $558,000 · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.2M ROI 3.99x

823

Rope 1948 · WW Financial Budget $1.5M · Transatlantic Pictures

$2.2M ROI 1.47x

824

On the Beach 1959 · WW Financial Budget $2.9M · Stanley Kramer Productions

$2.2M ROI 0.76x

825

Bitter Sweet 1940 · WW Financial Budget $1.1M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.2M ROI 2.00x

826

Blood Alley 1955 · WW Financial Budget $2.0M · Batjac Productions

$2.2M ROI 1.10x

827

Dinner at Eight 1933 · WW Financial Budget $435,000 · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.2M ROI 4.96x

828

The Paradine Case 1947 · WW Financial Budget $4.3M · Vanguard Films

$2.1M ROI 0.49x

829

The Miracle of the Bells 1948 · WW Financial Budget $2.0M · RKO Radio Pictures

$2.1M ROI 1.05x

830

The Sun Comes Up 1949 · WW Financial Budget $1.7M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.0M ROI 1.23x

831

The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 · WW Financial Budget $1.1M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.0M ROI 1.80x

832

Madame Bovary 1949 · WW Financial Budget $2.1M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$2.0M ROI 0.97x

833

The Badlanders 1958 · WW Financial Budget $1.4M · Arcola Pictures

$2.0M ROI 1.40x

834

The Wrong Man 1956 · WW Financial Budget $1.2M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.0M ROI 1.67x

835

I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957 · WW Financial Budget $82,000 · Sunset Productions

$2.0M ROI 24.39x

836

maftuningman 1958 · WW Financial Budget $100,000 · Uzbekfilm

$2.0M ROI 20.00x

837

Retreat, Hell! 1952 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · United States Pictures

$2.0M ROI —

838

The Pit and the Pendulum 1961 · WW Financial Budget $200,000 · Alta Vista Productions

$2.0M ROI 10.00x

839

Meet John Doe 1941 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · Frank Capra Productions

$2.0M ROI —

840

Advise & Consent 1962 · WW Financial · No budget Budget — · Otto Preminger Films

$2.0M ROI —

Drama box office FAQ

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What does the Drama box office chart include?

The Drama chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Drama genre label and available worldwide box office data.

Why can genre rankings change?

Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.

Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?

Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.